Attitudes and values
In learning te reo Māori, students will experience and better understand a Māori world view, enabling them to clarify their own values in relation to the new learning. These curriculum guidelines for teaching te reo Māori in English-medium schools support the attitudes and values set out in Te Marautanga o Aotearoa, the Māori-medium curriculum draft for consultation (to be published in 2007). These attitudes and values are:
- whānau and school working together to reflect the community’s values– whakawhanaungatanga;
- caring for and respecting each other – manaakitanga;
- whānau and school working together to nurture the students – atawhai;
- knowing oneself, one’s identity – tū pono;
- co-operating with each other – mahi ngātahi.
In addition, Te Reo Māori in the New Zealand Curriculum: Draft aligns with the intent of The New Zealand Curriculum: Draft for Consultation 2006 and the key competencies, principles, and values it expresses.
| The school curriculum will: | Teachers of te reo Māori will encourage students to: |
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| encourage positive attitudes towards all areas of learning; | work on tasks designed to develop positive attitudes towards learning te reo Māori and tikanga Māori; |
| provide challenging learning activities that are relevant to students’ experiences and appropriate to their levels of achievement; | work conscientiously through relevant and appropriate activities that increase in complexity as the learners progress through the eight curriculum levels; |
| reinforce the values of individual and collective responsibility; | take responsibility for their own learning and that of those with whom they are learning and interacting; |
| encourage the development of respect for diversity. | work individually, in pairs, and in groups (with and without the direct involvement of teachers and/or whānau) in ways that demonstrate respect for te reo Māori, for the cultural practices associated with it, and for all those involved in the teaching and learning process. |
| Schools will: | Teachers of te reo Māori will: |
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| ensure that students are helped to develop and clarify their own values and beliefs and to respect and be sensitive to the rights of individuals, families, and groups to hold values and attitudes that are different from their own; | encourage students to explore values and cultural practices held by Māori and associated with Māori communities and compare and contrast them with other values and cultural practices with which they are familiar; |
| ensure that students are given ongoing, constructive feedback about their learning and progress. | give students constructive feedback at all stages of the learning and assessment process and help them to use it to improve their performance. |